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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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