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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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