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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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