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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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