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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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