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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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