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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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