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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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