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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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