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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers 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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