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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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