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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning enable students all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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