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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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