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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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