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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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