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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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