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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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