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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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