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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources (OER)