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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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