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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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