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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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