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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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