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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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