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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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