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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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