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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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