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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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