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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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