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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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