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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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