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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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