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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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