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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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