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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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