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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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