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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major 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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