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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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