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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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