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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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