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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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