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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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