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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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