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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning enable learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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