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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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