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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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