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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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