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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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