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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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