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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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