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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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