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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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