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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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