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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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