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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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