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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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