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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology have enabled students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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