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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions 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 educators handle low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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