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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education are empowering students all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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