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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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