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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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