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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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