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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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