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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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