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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always 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 quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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