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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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