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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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