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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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