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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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