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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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