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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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