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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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