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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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