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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in classes online. 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. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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