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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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