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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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