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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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