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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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