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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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