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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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