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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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