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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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