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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major 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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