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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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