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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes 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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