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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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