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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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