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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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