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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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