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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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