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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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