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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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