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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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