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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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