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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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