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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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