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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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