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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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