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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants 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 massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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