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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major 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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