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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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