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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants need to understand these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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