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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)