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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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