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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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