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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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