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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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