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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews 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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