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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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