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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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