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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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