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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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