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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines 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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