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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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