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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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