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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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