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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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