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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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