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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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