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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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