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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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