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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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