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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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