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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What 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 in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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