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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning have empowered learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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