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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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