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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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