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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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