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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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