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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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