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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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