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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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