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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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