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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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