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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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