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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers 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 massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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