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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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