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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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