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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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