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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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