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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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