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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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