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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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