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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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