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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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