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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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