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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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