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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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