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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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