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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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