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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free 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 several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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