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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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