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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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