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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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