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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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