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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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