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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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