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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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