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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants 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 MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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