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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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