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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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