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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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