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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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