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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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