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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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