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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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