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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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