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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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