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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different 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 optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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