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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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