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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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