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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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