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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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