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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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