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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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