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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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