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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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