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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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