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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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