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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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