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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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