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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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