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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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