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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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