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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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