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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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