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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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