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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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