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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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