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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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