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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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