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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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