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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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