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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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