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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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