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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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