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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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