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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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