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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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