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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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