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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning have enabled students all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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