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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology enable learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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