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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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