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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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