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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education