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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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