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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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