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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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