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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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