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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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