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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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