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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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