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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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