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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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