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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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