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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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