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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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