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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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