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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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