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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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