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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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