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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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