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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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