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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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