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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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