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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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