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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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