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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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