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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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