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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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