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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have enabled students all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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