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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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