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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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