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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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