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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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