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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates 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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