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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with 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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