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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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