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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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