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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education