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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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