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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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