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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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