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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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