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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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