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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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