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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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