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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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