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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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