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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes 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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