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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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