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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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