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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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