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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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