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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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