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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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