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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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