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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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