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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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