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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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