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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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