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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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