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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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