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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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