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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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