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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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