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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. 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. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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