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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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