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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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