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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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