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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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