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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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