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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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