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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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