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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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