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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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