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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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