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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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