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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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