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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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