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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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