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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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