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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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