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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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