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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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