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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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