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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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