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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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