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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines 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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