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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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