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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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