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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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