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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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