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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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