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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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