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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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