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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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