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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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