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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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