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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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