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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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