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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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