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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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