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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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