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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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