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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic 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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