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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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