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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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