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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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