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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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