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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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