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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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