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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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