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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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