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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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