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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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