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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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