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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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