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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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