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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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