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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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