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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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