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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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