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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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