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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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