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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the 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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