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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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