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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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