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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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