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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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