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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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