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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. 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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