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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in 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 online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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