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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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