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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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