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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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