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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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