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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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