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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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