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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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