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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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