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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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