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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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