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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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