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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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