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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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