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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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