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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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