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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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