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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business 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 in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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