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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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