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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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