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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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