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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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