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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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