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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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