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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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