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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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