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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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