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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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