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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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