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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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