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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies 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 educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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