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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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