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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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