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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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