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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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