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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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