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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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