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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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