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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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