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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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