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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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