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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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