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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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