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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the exciting 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 inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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