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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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