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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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