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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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