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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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