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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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