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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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