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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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