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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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