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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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