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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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