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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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