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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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