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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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