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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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