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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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