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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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