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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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