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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses 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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