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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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