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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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