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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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