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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning enable humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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