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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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