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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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