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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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