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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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