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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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