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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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