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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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