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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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