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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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