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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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