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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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