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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also explores the key 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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