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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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