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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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