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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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