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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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