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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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