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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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