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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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