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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What 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 in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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