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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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