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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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