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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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