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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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