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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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