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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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