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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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