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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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