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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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