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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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