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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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