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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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