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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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