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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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