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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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