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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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