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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we 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 massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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