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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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