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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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