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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What 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 in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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