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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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