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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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