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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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