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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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