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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education