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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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