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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. 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 MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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