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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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