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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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