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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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