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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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