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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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