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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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