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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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