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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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