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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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