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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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