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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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