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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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