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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are empowering students all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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