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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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