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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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