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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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