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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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