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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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