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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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