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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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