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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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