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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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