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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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