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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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