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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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