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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key 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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