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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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