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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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