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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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