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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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