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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed 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? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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