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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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