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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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