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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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