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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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