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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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