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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education make it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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