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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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