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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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