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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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