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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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