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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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