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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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