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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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