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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning have enabled humans all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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