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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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