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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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