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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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