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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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