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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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