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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology enable students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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