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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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