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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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