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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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