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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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