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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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