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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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