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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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