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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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