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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning have enabled humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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