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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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