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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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