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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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