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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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