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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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