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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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