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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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